Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Dave Weiss wrote *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * I'm not sure if you really meant ear buds. If you meant ear phones, by far the highest quality headset I've ever used, in terms of construction quality, comfort and tx/rx audio quality, is the Beyerdynamic DT-109. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564884.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I use some $30 skull candy ear buds with my KX3 for receiving only and they work great. Very sensitive. I would use them with the K3 but I like having the microphone built in so I am using a Yamaha MDE-100 and they work great. Very light on my head and as one person mentioned about another similar Yamaha headset you will forget they are on and I have almost pulled my K3 from my desk many times. I have both the Heil proset 4 5 and because of ear pain have almost completely transitioned to the Yamaha headset. Keith AK6ZZ (formerly AG6AZ) Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:36 AM, Barry N1EU barry.n...@gmail.com wrote: Dave Weiss wrote *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * I'm not sure if you really meant ear buds. If you meant ear phones, by far the highest quality headset I've ever used, in terms of construction quality, comfort and tx/rx audio quality, is the Beyerdynamic DT-109. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564884.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I purchased a pair of KOSS SB-40's. A local DX'er and K3'er, K9GS recommended these. He brought them over at one of our meetings and I gave them a whirl and liked them so I bought my own. I personally like them as my hearing is not the best and the boom mic gets good reports as I work mostly DX. And they have a Lifetime Warranty! I give them a look... Rick NK 9G - Original Message - From: Keith Heimbold ag...@hotmail.com To: Barry N1EU barry.n...@gmail.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 I use some $30 skull candy ear buds with my KX3 for receiving only and they work great. Very sensitive. I would use them with the K3 but I like having the microphone built in so I am using a Yamaha MDE-100 and they work great. Very light on my head and as one person mentioned about another similar Yamaha headset you will forget they are on and I have almost pulled my K3 from my desk many times. I have both the Heil proset 4 5 and because of ear pain have almost completely transitioned to the Yamaha headset. Keith AK6ZZ (formerly AG6AZ) Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:36 AM, Barry N1EU barry.n...@gmail.com wrote: Dave Weiss wrote *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * I'm not sure if you really meant ear buds. If you meant ear phones, by far the highest quality headset I've ever used, in terms of construction quality, comfort and tx/rx audio quality, is the Beyerdynamic DT-109. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564884.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
As another has pointed out, headphones/mics are very personal and subjective. I love my Radiosport headphones. They are sold, well made, and both feel and sound great. I purchased the gel earpads with cloth covers and the soft headband cover, and can wear them for very long stretches. I get excellent audio reports as well. I tried the widely acclaimed CM500's and found them cheaply made and uncomfortable. Different strokes 73, Lou, W0FK Jim Brown-10 wrote These are AWFUL headsets for ham radio -- VERY heavy and uncomfortable. A few guys in our contest club fell for the hype and bought them, and they hated them. I tried them on at a meeting and found them very uncomfortable. They're also VERY expensive as compared to other much better headsets. *** The Yamaha CM500 is equally comfortable and good sounding, the boom mic sounds great with a K3, and can be bought for less than $50, shipping included. . 73, Jim K9YC - St. Louis, MO K3 #2513, P3 #620, KX3 #0036 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564935.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I quite agree. I have a RS20 headset with the same Dream options and it's the best headset I've ever used by a substantial margin. We'll see just how good they are for long sessions after 24 hours of Sweepstakes this weekend. 73... Randy, W8FN On 11/01/2012 17:32, W0FK wrote: As another has pointed out, headphones/mics are very personal and subjective. I love my Radiosport headphones. They are sold, well made, and both feel and sound great. I purchased the gel earpads with cloth covers and the soft headband cover, and can wear them for very long stretches. I get excellent audio reports as well. I tried the widely acclaimed CM500's and found them cheaply made and uncomfortable. Different strokes 73, Lou, W0FK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
On 10/30/2012 6:57 PM, Jack Berry wrote: I checked out the link and the Radiosport looks like the David Clarke aviation sets - mic and head phones. Is it just as heavy and clamp as tightly? These are AWFUL headsets for ham radio -- VERY heavy and uncomfortable. A few guys in our contest club fell for the hype and bought them, and they hated them. I tried them on at a meeting and found them very uncomfortable. They're also VERY expensive as compared to other much better headsets. If you want a headset without a mic, the Sony MDR7506 (pro) or consumer equivalent work really well with a K3, and with every other ham rig I've used them with. The Yamaha CM500 is equally comfortable and good sounding, the boom mic sounds great with a K3, and can be bought for less than $50, shipping included. . 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I whole-heartedly vote in for the Bose QC-15, or any of their noise cancelling mics. What they do to the background noise is the best of If all the competition and they are incredibly comfortable. I prefer the kind that completely cover your ears but they do make an on the ears version that will let outside sounds get through more than the full cover variety. If you need to have a built in mic, they do make an avionics set but that's very expensive. Me being a CW op use a table mic for my rare SSB, the regular QC-15 headset is just perfect. Gary KA1J *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * * *My research has just begun so any guidance would be appreciated. * * * *-- 73 Dave K3FT* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
“If you want a headset without a mic, the Sony MDR7506 (pro) or consumer equivalent work really well with a K3, and with every other ham rig I've used them with. ..” I totally agree with Jim. Hard to beat the Sony MDR7506 headphones. Phil – AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I prefer the Sony MDR-V6. Same as the 7506 but a little less bright sounding. 73 de na6m -Original Message- From: Phil Debbie Salas dpsa...@tx.rr.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:44:45 -0500 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 “If you want a headset without a mic, the Sony MDR7506 (pro) or consumer equivalent work really well with a K3, and with every other ham rig I've used them with. ..” I totally agree with Jim. Hard to beat the Sony MDR7506 headphones. Phil – AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft] Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm [http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm] Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net [http://www.qsl.net/] Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html [http://www.qsl.net/donate.html] __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
You should consider the JRC ST-3 headphones. I have used mine for about 15 years as an SWL and ham -- most recently with my new K3. I do not need to adjust the volume when switching from speaker to headphones (except for the CW sidetone) and the comfort and ability to hear both weak and strong signals are perfect for me. Here is a link to the eHam reviews: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/404 73 ES GOD BLESS U ES URS DE KEN N4OI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564859.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Dave, I love my Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are comfortable and not tight on the head (but are over-the-ear headphones, not earbuds), but the cushions provide a good seal between your listening and the outside noise. They're also great for listening to music. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E They're pricey at ~$100 from Amazon (also available other places). Gold connector and screw-on 1/4 connector (to the 1/8 standard connector). I use them along with the Elecraft MD2 microphone. Good combination for both SSB and CW. Good luck! -john Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:10:56 -0400 From: Dave Weiss davidhwe...@gmail.com Subject: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: CAOi4EU=StQJAX=7No3mmKZk5SMO8VJn8CTQh5=zxkmmty7u...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 *Hi Gang:* * * *I have been using a Heil Proset Plus for 5 years and have finally had it with the pressure that they create on my ears. * *Changing the ear muffs and cover does not help, not that I expected that but I did it because I had them. The CQWW SSB contest was a killer for me and I am done with them!* * * *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * * *My research has just begun so any guidance would be appreciated. * * * *-- 73 Dave K3FT* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Hi, I have both the MDR-7506 headphones and the SB-40 with boom mic. I found the SB-40 easier to listen to than my 7506 which have too much hf. My K3 s/n 1245 does not have the audio mod done, so that is part of the problem. The 7506 sound very good on my K2 though, must be the analogue circuitry. 73 Tim gm4lmh -- From: John Shadle sha...@katzenfisch.com Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:01 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 Dave, I love my Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are comfortable and not tight on the head (but are over-the-ear headphones, not earbuds), but the cushions provide a good seal between your listening and the outside noise. They're also great for listening to music. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E They're pricey at ~$100 from Amazon (also available other places). Gold connector and screw-on 1/4 connector (to the 1/8 standard connector). I use them along with the Elecraft MD2 microphone. Good combination for both SSB and CW. Good luck! -john __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Headphones are a highly personal radio accessory - after all they attach directly to your body. But, after decades of radio broadcasting and ham radio use my all time favorite headset is the Senneheiser HD 280 PRO 64-ohm. That is my recommendation, your mileage will vary. 73, Terry K4RX; __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Got them on right now and love them. On Oct 30, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Terry Posey wrote: Headphones are a highly personal radio accessory - after all they attach directly to your body. But, after decades of radio broadcasting and ham radio use my all time favorite headset is the Senneheiser HD 280 PRO 64-ohm. That is my recommendation, your mileage will vary. 73, Terry K4RX; __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
Dave, the Radiosport headphones/mic combo is fantastic. http://www.arlancommunications.com/products/amateurRadio/radioSport/Headsets.asp I was a Heil user for years, but have switched. Not inexpensive by a wide margin (particularly if you load it with the nice extras) but the absolute best I've ever used. 73, Lou, W0FK Dave Weiss wrote * *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * - St. Louis, MO K3 #2513, P3 #620, KX3 #0036 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564835.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I checked out the link and the Radiosport looks like the David Clarke aviation sets - mic and head phones. Is it just as heavy and clamp as tightly? 73, Jack From: W0FK llader...@earthlink.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 Dave, the Radiosport headphones/mic combo is fantastic. http://www.arlancommunications.com/products/amateurRadio/radioSport/Headsets.asp I was a Heil user for years, but have switched. Not inexpensive by a wide margin (particularly if you load it with the nice extras) but the absolute best I've ever used. 73, Lou, W0FK Dave Weiss wrote * *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * - St. Louis, MO K3 #2513, P3 #620, KX3 #0036 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Need-Headphone-recommendations-for-K3-tp7564758p7564835.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
if you look through the history of the reflector you will find many recomendations for the Yamaha CM500. I cant say enough about mine. They arent ear buds but they are light weight and quite comfy compared to many of the heavier high priced units They are not expensive about $50 fairly well built and are quite light. they are over the ear as opposed to on the ear type so any presure is against the head and not the ear. but that pressure is not much at all.I wear them for hours on end with comfort to the point that I can walk away only to get jerked back because I forgot they were there. they work very well with the K3 as many will tell you. David Moes VE3DVY --- Original message --- Subject: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 From: Dave Weiss davidhwe...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, 29/10/2012 2:17 PM *Hi Gang:* * * *I have been using a Heil Proset Plus for 5 years and have finally had it with the pressure that they create on my ears. * *Changing the ear muffs and cover does not help, not that I expected that but I did it because I had them. The CQWW SSB contest was a killer for me and I am done with them!* * * *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * * *My research has just begun so any guidance would be appreciated. * * * *-- 73 Dave K3FT* * * __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3
I weighed my Heil ProSet and CM 500 and the Yamaha weighed a tad more. But They are more comfortable than the ProSet. 73, Mike NF4L On Oct 29, 2012, at 3:56 PM, dm...@nexicom.net wrote: if you look through the history of the reflector you will find many recomendations for the Yamaha CM500. I cant say enough about mine. They arent ear buds but they are light weight and quite comfy compared to many of the heavier high priced units They are not expensive about $50 fairly well built and are quite light. they are over the ear as opposed to on the ear type so any presure is against the head and not the ear. but that pressure is not much at all.I wear them for hours on end with comfort to the point that I can walk away only to get jerked back because I forgot they were there. they work very well with the K3 as many will tell you. David Moes VE3DVY --- Original message --- Subject: [Elecraft] Need Headphone recommendations for K3 From: Dave Weiss davidhwe...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, 29/10/2012 2:17 PM *Hi Gang:* * * *I have been using a Heil Proset Plus for 5 years and have finally had it with the pressure that they create on my ears. * *Changing the ear muffs and cover does not help, not that I expected that but I did it because I had them. The CQWW SSB contest was a killer for me and I am done with them!* * * *I would like some recommendations on a high quality replacement with ear buds and a high quality mike that works well with the K3.* * * *My research has just begun so any guidance would be appreciated. * * * *-- 73 Dave K3FT* * * __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
